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44 OVERSEA MAILS: COMMERCIAL PAPERS.
5. Proofs of printing: Alterations and additions concerned with corrections, form,
and printing, and also such notes as Passed for Press, or similar notes concerned with the
execution of the work. In case of want of space, these additions may be made on
separate sheets.
b. Fashion plates and maps: Colours.
7. Price-lists: Price-lists, tenders for advertisement, stock and shares ists, market
quotations, trade circulars and prospectuses may bear figures a d any other notes
representing essential elements of the price.
6. Books: Books, pamphlets, newspapers, photographs, engraving, sheets of music
and all literary or artistic productions, whether printed, engraved, lithographed or
mimeographed, may bear a dedication consisting simply of an expression of regard, and,
on photographs, a very concise description or note referring to the photograph.
9. Cuttings from newspapers and periodicals: The title, date, number and
address of the publication from which the article is extracted.
ENCLOSURES.
The sender may enclose in a packet of printed papers, a card envelope or wrapper
bearing his address and having a postage stamp of the country of destination affixed for the
prepayment of the return postage. In the case of articles falling under the category of
section 8 above, the relative invoice may be enclosed and, with proofs of printing, whether
corrected or not (section 5 above), the copy itself may be sent.
INADMISSIBLE ARTICLES.
The following articles are not admissible:
Postage stamps or forms of prepayment, whether obliterated or not, or any paper
representing a monetary value;
Blank paper, note paper or envelopes (with or without printed address) and all
articles of stationery pure and simple; gramophone records and cinematograph
and photographic films.
LIABILITY TO CUSTOMS DUTY ABROAD.
Advertising matter is subject to Customs duty on entry into certain countries, notably
Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand and South Africa. In some cases books also
are liable to duty.
Printed matter is not however debarred from transmission at the printed paper rate on
account of liability to Customs duty.
(d) Com m ercialPapers.
R ates of Postage:
The prepaid rate is:
10 oz. 2Jd.*
Each additional 2 oz. id.
Weight and size:
The limits of weight and size are:
Maximum Maximum
Weight. Size.
British Empire .. 5 lb. 2 feet in length and 18 inches in breadth
or depth.
Foreign Countries (including 3 feet in length, breadth and depth com-
Egypt) 4 lb. 6 ozs. bined: maximum dimension in any one
direction, 2 feet.
For packets in the form of a roll, the length and twice the diameter combined must
not exceed three feet three inches, and the greatest dimension must not exceed two feet
eight inches.
Definition:
Commercial Papers comprise all papers and all documents, wholly or partly written
or drawn, not having the character of current and personal correspondence.
*A “ Commercial paper,” addressed to an Empire destination, not exceeding 1 ounce in
weight may be transmitted at letter-rate, namely l§d.